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A framed painting of a forest hermitage scene with palm trees, hills and a distant temple. On the right, an elderly sage with long white hair and beard, a tall top-knot, rudraksha beads and white forehead markings sits on a patterned yellow mat in red-orange robes, one hand raised in teaching. On the left, a young disciple with short dark hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth around the waist holds a bundle of sticks beside a small fire. A third seated figure in meditation pose sits in the background. The painting is displayed on an easel in a red-walled setting with potted plants. The printed copyright and source line appears on the lower right of the painting.

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